Document and handwriting analysis are two useful tools in crime solving and criminal forgeries.
Through the examination of documents, it may be discerned whether or not those documents have been in any way tampered with. This can be done for a number of reasons: to steal money through the banking system, to alter a person’s will, or to claim authenticity for a collectible that is a forgery in itself. Forensic scientists analyze documents to see the condition of the paper which they are recorded on; whether or not it was treated with chemicals.
Handwriting analysis is done through comparing a variety of handwriting examples to see if it is possible to match one example to another. This can identify whether or not someone is responsible for writing something connected to a crime: a fake suicide note, a ransom note, or a false will of the deceased that claims them as a/the beneficiary.
Through the examination of documents, it may be discerned whether or not those documents have been in any way tampered with. This can be done for a number of reasons: to steal money through the banking system, to alter a person’s will, or to claim authenticity for a collectible that is a forgery in itself. Forensic scientists analyze documents to see the condition of the paper which they are recorded on; whether or not it was treated with chemicals. Handwriting analysis is done through comparing a variety of handwriting examples to see if it is possible to match one example to another. This can identify whether or not someone is responsible for writing something connected to a crime: a fake suicide note, a ransom note, or a false will of the deceased that claims them as a/the beneficiary.